Rail-fastener.



F. DOBMBIER. RAIL FASTENBR.

APPLIUATION FILED NOV. 15, 1912.

INVENTUR WITNLeIEnE 1 W .other suitable material.

UNITED sTaTns PATENT OFFICE.

FRED Doinvinm'ln, or BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

nAILFASTENER. l

Specification of Letters Patent.

lthereof and the object of this invention is t0 provide a rail fastenerof this character which is comparatively simple andzinexpensive inconstruction, which can be readily applied to or removed from a rail andwhich when installed willseeurely hold the) rail upon the ties andprevent the same from creeping. j 1

. In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a top plan view showing myimproved ,fastenerapplied to a rail and two adjacentY ties.k FigfQ is alongitudinal sectional elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a -top plan vi'ew ofa blank from which one of my improved rail fasteners is constructed.Fig. 4; is a perspective View of'a rail fastener embodying my inventionlFig. 5 is a vertical cross section taken in line 5*-5, Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

l, 1 represent two transverse ties of a rail'v way and Q a rail restingwith its base 3" upon these ties. The rails are 4of standardconstruction and the ties are preferably constructed of wood in theusual manner al though they may be made of metal o r any The railfastener which is constructed in accordance withmyinvention comprises ahorizontal flat longitudinal body 4 which is adapted to engage with theunderside of the base of the rail and two retaining or locking hooks 5arranged on diametrically opposite parts of the longitudinal edges ofthe'body and each projecting upwardly and linwardl over the adjacentedge of the rail base. ifi, cach end of the body the same is provided onone side with a horizontal longitudinal fastening or anchoring lug Gwhich is 4adapted to rest upon the upper horizontal side of the adjacenttie and on the opposite side of this same end the body is provided witha depending thrust lug 7 which is adapted to engage with the adjacentvertical side of the res ective tie.` The fastening lugs of the bo y arearranged at two of' the diagonally opposite corners thereof and thethrust lugs are arranged at the'other two diagonally opposite cornersthereof.

Patented Feb. 18,1913.

In order to permit the fastening lugs4 tol engage with the upper Vsideof the com anion ties and still enable the underside o the rail toengage fully with the body of the fastener `and the upper side of thecompanion ties, the body of the fastener is depressed below itsfastening lugs to such an extent that the upper side of the bodyisarranged flush with the upper sides of the adjacent ties in theassembled position of the parts.

By this meansa full bearing surface for the rail on the fastener and theties-is and the same is reliably. supported.

When my improved fastener is used in connection with'wooden ties'thefastening lugs maybe secured thereto by meansof spikes 8 or similarfastenings passing through openings 9 in the fastener lu s and into theupper parts of the ties. f this fastener is used in connection withmet-al ties the means for connecting the fastening ylues thereto isaltered accordingly. By proprovided.

viding the body of a fastener with the thrust y lugs which engage withthe inner sides of two adjacentlties one of these thrust lugs operatesto assist the spikes 8 to hold the fastener and the rail mounted thereonagainst creeping lengthwise in one direction while the other. thrust lugresists the movement of the fastener andthe rail mounted thereonlengthwise `in the opposite direction, thereby relieving'the fasteningspikes and distributing the longitudinal strains on the tie betweenthese Spikes and the thrust lugs. If desired the body of the fastenermaybe further .provided at its longitudinal edges, opposite the hooks 5.with upturned locking lugs '51 engaging with the adjacent edges of therail base.

In applying this fastener to a rail thefastener with the lugs 51projecting; hori-l zontally is placed underneath the baseof the rail andturned horizontally at an angle thereto so that the locking hooks 5 maybe passed upwardly along opposite sides of the base of the rail, thedistance diagonally' base this body is turned horizontally intoalinement with the rail, whereby the hooks thereof are swung in oppositedirections over the top of the rail base and the rail becomesinterlocked with the fastener. After the. fastener hasl been thus alinedwith the rail its thrust lugs are engaged with the i opposing' verticalfaces of two adjacent ties,V

the fastening lugs are secured to the upper side of two adjacent ties bymeans of the spikes 8 and the locking lugs 51 are bent up against theedges of the rail base. lThe fastener is secured to the ties in suchmanner that the locking hooks firmly grip opposite sides ofthe rail baseand ltherefore vnot only operate to prevent the rail from rising butalso hold the saine securely against creeping lengthwise under the loadwhich is imposed upon the same by the train running lengthwise thereof.In addition to holding the rail on the ties by my improved fastenerspikes 10 of the usual kin-d may be einployed the same being driven intothe ties` 'and engaged .with the rail base adjacent to the fastener, asshown in Figs. 1 and Q.'

Although my improved rail fastener may be constructed 1n any suitablemannerit is preferably stamped from sheet metal i'n a bulldozer commonlyused in steel plants for work of this character,

In the manufacture of this rail fastener a blank of the form showninFig. 3 is first cuter punched outvfrom a sheet of metal and then byasubsequent operation the locking lugs are bent upwardly and inwardlyfrom opposite edges f the body, the thrust lugs are bent downwardly attwo of the corners of the body and the fastening lugs are bent upwardlyso that they are sli htly offset vertically relatively to the b y, asshown in Fig. 4, thereby completing the rail fastener ready foruse.

Owing to ythe simplicity in construction of this rail fastener the samecan be produced at comparatively lowcost and the same can also be veryeasily applied to the rails and A ties without requiring tools prskilled workmen for 'this purpose.

I claim as niy'invention:

1. A rail fastener comprising a body adapted to engage wit-h theunderside of a rail and provided on one side of each of its ends with ahorizontal longitudinal fastenling lug adapted to be secured to thehorizontal upper side of the adjacent tie and'on its opposite side witha depending thrust lug adapted to vengage with the adjacent verticalside of the respective tie, said body being depressed below saidfaste-ning lugs so that itsupper side may be arranged flush with the topof the companion ties.

2. A rail fastener comprising4 a body adapted to engage with theunderside of a lrail and provided on diagonally opposite parts of itslongitudinal edges with upwardly and inwardly turned hooks adapted toengage with opposite edges of the base of the rail and provided on oneside of each of its ends withl a horizontal longitudinal fastening. lugadapted to be secured to the horizontal upper side of the adjacent tieand on its'opposite side with a depending thrust lug adapted to engagewithfthe adjacent vertical side of the respective tie.

8. Al rail fastener comprising a body adapted to engage with theunderside of a rail. and provided on diagonally opposite parts of itslongitudinal edges with upwardly and inwardly turned hooks adapted toengage with opposite edges of the base of the rail and provided on oneside of each of its ends with a horizontal longitudinal fastening lugladapted to be secured to the horizontal upper lsido of the adjacent tieand on its oppositev side with a depending thrust lug adapted to engagewith the adjacent vertical side ofthe respective tie, said body beingdepressed below said fastening lugs so that its upper side may bearranged flush with the top of the companion ties.

Witness my hand this 4th day of November, 1912.

' FRED DOBMEIER. Witnesses E. E. VIELEVER, J. E. FANE.

Oomen of this patent may be obtained for. ive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington D. C.

